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Thursday, 28 April 2011

Me-Made-June '11: Join Me!!!

Here we go people!!!!!!!!!!!!! Time for the latest me-made/self-stitched challenge invented by yours truly and open to anyone who wishes to play along! Many thanks for those who helped me figure out what to call the damn thing. With that decision dealt with, I was able to undertake the most important of tasks: choosing the right font to make the logo. Ta daaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!:

You like? Good. Honestly though, I don't choose the font: the font chooses me. My role is more dowsing than anything. Anyways, onto the challenge itself...

What is Me-Made-June '11?

In the same vein as Me-Made May (2010), Self-Stitched-September (2010) and Me-Made-March '11 before it, MMJune '11 is an opportunity to pledge to wear your handmade creations more than you usually would during the month of June 2011. By 'handmade creations', I mean anything sewn, knitted, crochetted, refashioned, upcycled, re-made, etc. by your own fair hands.

Why should I take part?

(I cannot improve on my explanation of Me-Made-March '11, so if this paragraph looks familiar, don't worry, you're not going crazy.) The purpose of Me-Made-June '11 is to encourage those of us who make and/or refashion clothes to actually wear them our their everyday lives. Rather than spend hours on projects that then languish unworn and unloved in the bottom of a drawer, I believe we should be proud of our achievements and creations. Let's show ourselves as well as everyyone else, that our efforts are more than just a pastime, that we have been slowly developing valueable skills that we can use to actually clothe ourselves, damn it! Let's learn to love our creations, to look past any flaws we can see in them (that probably no-one else would even notice). Why not take an opportunity to learn about what garments work best for our bodies and lifestyles so we can make more informed choices when sewing/knitting/refashioning etc. in the future? Participating in Me-Made-June '11 can do all of these things and more!

How does MMJune '11 work?

All you have to do is copy the pledge below and post it in the comments section of this post adapted to include your details and the personal specification of your challenge. For example, you could challenge yourself to wearing one self-stitched/refashioned garment a day, or if you have been sewing/knitting/etc. for a long time, you may decide to challenge yourself to two self-stitched/refashioned garment a day, or even more! Maybe you wish to only include refashions in this challenge: no problem! Perhaps you wish to include jewellery and accessories you have made: equally, no problem! This is YOUR challenge, write the script any way you want, just remember: IT IS A CHALLENGE. If you already wear a lot of self-stitched/refashioned items, think how you can up the ante. If you are fairly new to garment creating and/or re-working, make this a challenge, but don't make it impossible for yourself. If you are confused and could do with some pointers, you could check out the pledged in the comments section of MMMar '11 sign-up post to see what others have pledged in the past.

'I, (insert name here and blog address if you have one), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear......................................................... each day for the duration of June 2011'

If you have a blog, re-post your pledge so your readers and followers can see what you are up to. Please include a link to this post so other can also sign-up if they are interested. If there's one thing I've learnt from these challenges, the more people involved, the bigger the party!

Closer to the start of June I will create a MMJune '11 Flickr group for those who wish to to post their daily outfits consisting of or including self-stitched/self-refashioned garments. What out for the announcement. Please note: participation in the Flickr group is entirely optional. If you wish to participate in MMJune '11 but don't want to be involved in the Flickr group and/or you don't have a blog, or you don't wish to take daily photos, that's absolutely fine!!! The point of this is to challenge yourself and have fun, hopefully learning something from the process. How you chose to participate is as individual as you are.

Coming very soon will be a blog button/widget of the MMMJune '11 logo that you can add to your blog!

154 comments:

Sign me in! The MMM '11 experience was so good, I decided not to skip the June challenge (or any future challenge). I enjoyed wearing/showing off my clothes and I especially liked the revelation moments when I paired together some garments for the first time. So, here we go:

I, AnaJan from www.stepalica.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one self made garment each day for the duration of June 2011.

'I, Stevie of Beebeesvintagedress.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear one handmade item each day for the duration of June 2011'Phew. I had better get cracking then! Otherwise June could be a very boring month!xx

I'm in! I've not joined in before so I'm excited about being a part of it. I am also going to use the month as an opportunity to experiment with altering clothing or restyling as I have not previously done this before.

'I, Kerry of www.kestrelfindsandmakes.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear1 handmade item each day for the duration of June 2011 and create 2 re-styled garments'

Yay! I, Magpie Mimi of http://magpiemimi.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearat least one piece of me made clothing/accessory each day for the duration of June 2011 and try not to have so many repeats as with MMM11

'I, Sunni Standing, http://www.thecupcakegoddess.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear2 me-made or refashioned articles everyday each day for the duration of June 2011'

I, Patty of The Snug Bug, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearall handmade, altered or restyled clothes (RTW knits and accessories excluded) each day for the duration of June 2011

I, Mary of http://maryspearlsandpetticoats.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavor to wear self stitched garments and hand made by me jewelry each day for the duration of June 2011!

This is my first challenge. I've been sewing for years so I added jewelry making to my challenge.

'I, Farah Heron, of http://farahmakesstuff.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one handmade or refashioned item each day for the duration of June 2011'

'I, Alex from www.alexandramason.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one self made or re-cycled item each day for the duration of June 2011'I need to get sewing :) xx

I, Lotte of sundaycrafternoon.wordpress.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one item of me-made clothing each day for the duration of June 2011, and hereby promise to document each and every day.

It will be winter here - I think I'm going to get dress envy from you Northern Hemisphere types!

I unofficially participated in Me-Made-May 2010, but this year I'm doing it for real. :) 'I, Jennifer of Measure for Measure, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavor to wear a unique outfit each day consisting of at least one garment handmade by me for the duration of June 2011 without repeating an outfit.'

Awesome! I'd participated in Me-Made-May in 2010, but have had to skip the last couple due to big traveling months in September and March...I'm totally in for this one!

I, Elly of http://adventuresinrefashioning.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one handmade or refashioned item of clothing/accessories each day for the duration of June 2011.

(and now to spend a fair amount of time in May diving into that pile of clothing that needs refashioning into summer pieces...)

Oh my, I've never done this before, but I'm so excited! And most of what I've made works best for the summer, so....'I, Leah Franqui, www.strugglesewsastraightseam.wordpress.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearat least one self made garment each day for the duration of June 2011'

'I, Jane from http://handmadejane.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one handmade item each day for the duration of June 2011'This is my first me-made challenge. SSooo excited! x

'I, Sølvi of delfinelise, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear all handmade or re-fashioned items, with the exclusion of undergarments, each day for the duration of June 2011'.

I am stepping up the game from last time, and include outerwear and swimwear this time around. Looking forward to June! :-)

'I, Jodi Wade of jodiwodes, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearonly garments I have made myself (with the exception of lingerie, hosiery and socks) each day for the duration of June 2011'

I Catherine from www.themakingsofanurbanrustic.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June 11.I endeavour to wear at least one garment or include in my day an item of something or other that I have made each day for the duration of June 2011.Never done this before so could be tricky and June seems a very long month...

I won't be pledging for this one because June is going to be a seriously stressful month for me, including two weeks away at a training for my work. But after March hand-made is basically a lifestyle! Thanks for challenging us!

I'm in!I, Huli from Made with love by Hulibug (on facebook) sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear my own original creations, refashions & accessories each day for the duration of June 2011'

'I, Gina from http://vintagegirl68.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear one stitched garment each day for the duration of June 2011'This is going to be hard because I am going camping in June, so I need to sew so things now! Excited to be here with you all, hoping to learn from this experience. Thanks Zoe

I, Dilly, of dibulous.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearat least one self-made or refashioned garment or accessory each day for the duration of June 2011.

Oooh! How exciting! I was a stalker of everyone taking part in the last two challenges, but just didn't have enough self-made clothes to take part. But the last few months I've been busy sewing so have a chance of doing this now without wearing the same things every day... (Plus I have the whole of May to sew more stuff).

An added bonus is that I'll be having a short holiday in June, so I get to make some extra fun stuff too :)

I, Kilee, of http://kileevangundy.wordpress.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearsomething handmade by me, whether that be a garment or an accessory, each day for the duration of June 2011

'I, Lily of http://sewingfaerie.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearone handmade garment each day and at least 2 dresses per week for the duration of June 2011'

now i have skirts narrowed down as well as shorts but dresses terrify me so that will be where i up the ante without overwhelming myself

Hello dear, sorry I'm late signing in but of course I'd love to be part of MMJ! I, Cecili from sewing and so on, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearat least one item of handmade clothing and one handmade accessory each day for the duration of June 2011'Can't wait, thanks for putting this up!

'I, Meg of http://megthegrand.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear all me-made/refashioned/altered items with the exception of running/fitness clothes, swimwear and unmentionables each day for the duration of June 2011'

I, Lynne, from www.iwasknittogetherinmymotherswomb.typepad.com, do hereby sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made garment or accessoryeach day for the duration of June 2011, and share it on my blog.

I, Tanit-Isis, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear entirely handmade clothing, including outerwear (but excluding underwear and socks), each day for the duration of June 2011, and to document this to the best of my abilities.

'I, Darcidoodle of http://darcidoodle-do.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made garment each work day this month. I will also challenge myself to remix if there are repeats for the duration of June 2011.'

At last, the hopefully summer version!! Thanks for organising this again Zoe. I, Scruffy Badger of http://scruffybadgertime.co.uk/wp , sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to weara complete me made (or refashioned) outfit with me made jewellery each day for the duration of June 2011

'I, debbie, of minnado.blogspot.comsign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear2 items me mdae or refashioned each day for the duration of June 2011'And I endeavour to get my computer working again by June to show you all!

'I, Roobeedoo of http://www.roobeedoo.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearonly self-made clothing, with the exception of upholstery and underpinnings, each day for the duration of June 2011'

I have never done this before..let's hop I can succeed! I, Meghan from http://littlebitomeghan.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearat least one self-made or self-modified each day for the duration of June 2011.

Signing up for my first challenge! I'm terrified! And a total novice with a very small me-made wardrobe and I have to dress for work in a certain way too. Oh my! But I'm going to give it a go. I will try to wear at least one me-made or handmade garment or accessory every day (but I may cheat and include PJs and nightgowns).

I, Melisa Hart of Thecordeliafiles.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one item of me-made or altered clothing each day for the duration of June 2011, and hereby promise to document each and every day.

I, Debbie of http://debbie-sewdebbie.blogspot.com/ sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one self stitched item for every activity, for each day of June 2011.

To clarify, this means when I go to yoga, golf or go for a run I should be wearing a self stitched item as well. I think I have enough clothes to get me through the work week, so I have upped the ante to include sports clothes too!!

I, Shannon Kline of whybuyitwhenicouldmakeit.wordpress.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavor to wear one item that I have made or refashioned each day for the duration of June 2011.

I, Carolyn of "Handmade by Carolyn", sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear as much handmade as possible each day for the duration of June 2011' Although since June is full on winter for us southern hemisphere dwellers I may have to pop on a few RTW thermals or Tshirts once in a while for extra warmth!

I, Kat of http://macskakat.wordpress.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear completely me-made or me-refashioned clothes each day for the duration of June 2011, with the exception of exercise gear, winter coats, and socks/tights.

I Hillary (though still blogless) sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearsolely me-made items excepting underwear/hosiery/shoes each day for the duration of June 2011. Ante upped! and so excited by the list of names so far. Thanks again Zoe, look forward to seeing everybody soon!

I, Louise of a view into my world sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear only me-made or refashioned clothes each day for the duration of June 2011'(i'm being a wimp and still excluding underwear, tights & sportswear)

'i, smartygirl of http://filmcraft.smartygirl.net, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. i endeavour to wear clothing made by me (exceptions: shoes, unders, overcoat on a rainy day) each day for the duration of june 2011.'

I've been hesitating for a while about participating. I had joined the Me-Made March and showed absolutely everything me-made in my closet ! And the weather in June and March is identical in this part of the world. So, I first thought it would be boring to the others to see again the same clothes. Then, I decided it would be worse not to join !It was such a good moment in March ! No more procrastination, I'll sew and make as much new clothes as I can !

I, Karine from http://www.flickr.com/photos/karamiel/ sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June'11. I will wear at least one self-made garment each day of the month.

I also hesitated to do this next me-made, but for different reasons than most. I can pretty easily wear all self made clothing, because I pretty much do all the time anyway. But I have some beautiful clothes in my closet that rarely (or never) get worn. Some of these are handmade (not by me) and some are boutique clothing that are unusual and unique. So, I want to incorporate those into my daily wardrobe so they aren't fashion orphans.

I, Shams of http://communingwithfabric.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavor to wearhand made clothing each day for the duration of June 2011. At least one of the garments will be made by me, but some might be made by others.

This will be my first challenge. I'm not sure I have enough items to wear but will certainly give it a good try. I better get cracking and make a few more things to ensure my participation is worthwhile.

'I, Shelly of http://shellystorey.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearat least one me made item each day for the duration of June 2011'

YAY YAY YAY!! i have been without the internet for most of the last two months and having only got it back today I thought i suss out all the cool stuff going on in MeMadeMay - only to discover its JUNE! YAY i can play too!!

I, Elle Roberts of http://fiveyearsfromtoday.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearat least one me made item of clothing each day for the duration of June 2011'

It is all a Festival of Yarn month at my work so you can expect some knitting and crochet to make an apperance too!

'I, Stacy of http://www.stacyverb.typepad.com and http://www.stacybeadsjewelry.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one me-made garment or piece of jewelry each day for the duration of June 2011.'

This is the first time I've taken part in a challenge like this but I'd love to join you.

I, Judy of www.picnicfan.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear.one of the dresses, blouses and skirts I've made this year........................................................ each day for the duration of June 2011'

Sign me up! I've waffled on this one, but here's my commitment! I, Tia Dia at mezzocouture.wordpress.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearone Me-Made garment/item each day for the duration of June 2011'

I, Dominique Du Sablon from www.odarlin.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavor to wear at least one handmade-by-me piece of clothing or jewelry each day for the duration of June 2011.

Eek! At the moment I have four items of clothing I've made, but I desperately need motivation to wear those four. I've also made several pairs of pjs and a few cutesy pairs of underwear, so I think I'll have to tweak mine to be:

I, Nicole, from http://craftylunchbreak.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-Jume '11. I endeavour to wear one self-made item per day for the duration of June, counting pjs. BUT more importantly I will wear the four items I've already made at least twice.

I, Riva @ http://unodostreschic.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavor to wear at least one handmade garment, accessory, or jewelry each day for the duration of June 2011.

I, Alessa of http://farben-freude.blogspot.com sign up as a participant of Me-Made June '11. I endeavor to wear at least one me-made or refashioned piece of clothing every day for the month of June, but preferably a whole outfit, including me-made jewellery and accessories.

'I, (Judy, also known as Sheeprustler, of http://www.sheeprustling.blogspot.com)), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear one hand-made-by-me item each day for the duration of June 2011, and attempt to make at least two new things during that month, and wear them. 'Item' includes clothing, accessories and/or jewellery and repeating items during the month is allowed but I will try to avoid it!'

i haven't been sewing for myself very long, but not being bold enough to wear what I work so hard on is a definite concern. This challenge is perfect.I, Sara Upshaw of The Pretty Pickle (www.theprettypickle.blogspot.com), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to weartwo me-made articles of clothing or accessories each week for the duration of June 2011'

I, Natalie of http://frizzy-dizzy.blogspot.com/, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June'11. I am going to wear more of my handmade clothing, and refashion as much of my current wardrobe as possible, make more clothes, and even start making some cute accessories for the duration of June 2011.

I, Sara of An Elemental Life (http://anelementallife.wordpress.com), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one self-made article of clothing each day for the duration of June 2011'

I, Joy of www.21wale.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear, with the exception of undergarments, socks, and shoes, only self-made clothing each day for the duration of June 2011'

I, Alex (ara43 on burdastyle), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one handmade, refashioned, or altered each day for the duration of June 2011'

I'm including refashions and alterations because I need a push to get them done! My fix/alter/refashion pile is a bit out of control. I am moving at the end of the month and won't be taking that stuff with me unless it's done!

I'm in!! This is my first Me Made experience and I'm excited for the challenge!I, Carolyn from www.fakeitwhileyoumakeit.blogspot.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavor to wear at least one self made garment each day for the duration of June 2011.

littlemeri said...I, little meri of http://littlemeri.wordpress.com sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear at least one, but hopefully more, piece of me-made clothing each day for the duration of June 2011, with out breaking anything this time...

I, Margaret, of Senjiva Studio, (at senjiva.wordpress.com), sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear.one handmade or refashioned garment/accessory at least 3 days a week for the duration of June, 2011.

All too often, as someone who makes my living sewing, I fall into the "shoemaker's children" category. Maybe this will get me to make for ME too!

I, Reethi from http://weekendcrafting.blogspot.com sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. With the exception of outerwear, sleepwear, underwear and shoes, I endeavour to wear all handmade or re-fashioned items each day for the duration of June 2011.

So I took my pledge last week to participate and I'm so glad that June has begun so I can start sporting my handmade wears!! I have decided to document my daily duds with photographs every day over on my website, www.odarlin.com. I would love it if others in this challenge post pictures of their goodies too! I love seeing what others create, it gets me so inspired!!

'I, Jessica Freed, jessicafreed.tumblr.com, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearmy holly hobby home made garments (minus yesterday, even though i did wear a pair of shorts i made but didn't take a pic, each day for the duration of June 2011'

'I,House of Pinheiro from http://houseofpinheiro.blogspot.comsign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wearas many sew items a week as possible. I know I may not be able to wear it very day but I will do my best.

Ooh, I'm a bit late but am so inspired by this idea!I will try my very best although it may involve the occasional bag!'I, sylkotwist, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-June '11. I endeavour to wear something I have made each day for the rest of June 2011'

I only discovered this blog in July. Too late to sign on for Me-Made-June '11. I'm pretty new to sewing, so not many of me-made garments are suitable to wear if I want to make a good impression. But I wear them every day around the house and to work in the garden. I hope to be good enough at sewing to be a full-fledged participant next time!